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Transfer star ratings from low res to high res?

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June 23, 2019
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Hi all,

I received images from another photographer in low res quality that I needed to rate using stars.

I have done so, and now the photog has sent me the same images, but now in hi res.

I am looking for a way to "transfer" or "copy" the star ratings from the low res batch to the high res batch. Is there a way to do this? Either in or our of lightroom.

I'm trying to make a photo book out of the images, and i've sorted them down to the best ones using the rating system, but I need to use the hi res's for the book, and they are all unrated.

I'm dealing with more than 1,000 images, so looking for the fastest way to do this.

Both batches of images have identical file names.

The only thing I have thought of, being that the file names are the same, is to delete or remove the low res images from the source folder in windows explorer, and then in lightroom click the "find missing photos" "!" that will come up, and then select the hi res images, to fool LR into thinking that they are the same images.

However, I am wondering if there is a more straightforward way to do this.

Thanks

Menachem

star rating transfer

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GoldingD

Legend

Ahh, Ok, but first up, been using google. to find out how. to edit metadata automatically as to change some bit of metadata between similarly named images. Found. this one:

Syncomatic – John Beardsworth

Now my point was to rename the older batch of files, point being to have the old ones and the new ones. different. as do you. can import the new ones into the same catalog, then use something to key off on the filename of the old match that to the similar filename of the new, then apply the star rating from old to new.

An example will help.

And, I have no idea what your file names are, si I am just winging this, adapt as required.

say your images are named something like

image001.tiff

image002.tiff

image003.tiff

..... etc

rename them to filename_old

image001_old.tiff

image002_tiff

image003_tiff

...... etc

import the new ones, not renaming

You would then have

image001.tiff

image001_old.tiff

image002.tiff

image002_old.tiff

image003.tiff

image003_old.tiff

....etc etc

Then you run a plug-in to replace the flag metadata image??? with the metadata in image???_old

hmm, you might need to rename the new ones with a syntax like image001_new, instead of renaming the old ones.

You will need to read the directions in that plug-in, if it does the job, as to how one should alter the file names as to define source and target

john beardsworth

Community Expert

There's no need to rename - the plugin can match the pairs of files using file names or capture time.

GoldingD

Legend

Perhaps I misread it, but sounds like. old images and new images would have the same file names, new ones being exports at higher res.

GoldingD

Legend

In LR rename the older copies, adding a suffix to their names. Import the new ones, perhaps filename_old. You might need to allow for duplicates, as LR will remember the original names, and may or may not give you issues.

Sort by file name.

hmm, how to auto rate based on similar file??